Author: Alexander Moradi

Figures 5a and 5b can be reproduced by running the <Figure5.do> file. The estimates are based on biographic data of each missionary in Ghana that are saved in the <priests.xls> file. Various sources were used that are described in Meier zu Selhausen et al. (2021).

Input files:
1. <priests.xls> (biographic data of priests that have served in Ghana)
2. <mortalityrates.dta> (contains summary stats such as death rates over time)

Output files:
1) <Figure5a.pdf>
2) <Figure5b.pdf>

Sources
Meier zu Selhausen, F., Moradi, A., & Jedwab, R. (2021). Georeferenced data of Christian mission stations, Ghana (1752–1932). Data in Brief, 38, 107445. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107445